Search Results for: California Farm Bureau
Trump signs executive order for review of WOTUS
President Trump signed an executive order on Feb. 28 for the review of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule under the Clean Water Act. The exe... READ MORE »
Industry groups react to TPP withdrawal
President Trump has withdrawn the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement and negotiations. Industry groups have since released st... READ MORE »
Methyl iodide registration faces new hurdles
For California farmers like nurseryman Dave Cox of Visalia, the current tug-of-war over registering the fumigant methyl iodide creates new layers of u... READ MORE »
Health Care Rules
President Obama and Congress revamped the U.S. health care system in March. You might have heard about it. There's a lot of information – and a ... READ MORE »
Outlook Mixed for Supply of Workers
The shortage of farm workers growers had been fearing had not shown up by Memorial Day. And with Congress hotly debating new immigration policy that m... READ MORE »
Pres. Bush Pitches Immigration Reform
President George Bush took to the stump in late November to urge Congress to cut through the Gordian knot of issues involving immigration, border secu... READ MORE »
Are You Seeing Insect or Disease Pressure in Vegetables Yet?
With the dry winter that we had, disease pressure has been minimal and we're just now starting to see some aphids. California Farm Bureau... READ MORE »
Foundation names Colby Pereira Ag Woman of the Year
Braga Fresh's Colby Pereira has received the Grower-Shipper Foundation Agricultural Woman of the Year Award. The award honors women's unique leader... READ MORE »
Onion meeting meeting highlights labor, exports, disease
The state of the onion industry’s trade organization is healthy while scientists are battling bacterial diseases that threaten growers’ crops. ... READ MORE »
Members of Congress voice concern on H-2A wages
Seventy-five members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter to the House and Senate appropriations committees, voicing concerns about th... READ MORE »
